Portlanders came out in droves for the second WhiskeyFest Northwest, which had great
food, live entertainment and, of course, plenty
of whiskey. Look out, Kentucky, Portland has a whiskey scene on the rise.

The matchup between the Trail
Blazers and the San Antonio Spurs hasn't been kind to our team so far, but
what does our pop
culture rivalry look like? They have the Alamo and we have, well, Voodoo
Doughnut?

Grimm's
second-to-last episode of the season dropped
viewers' jaws last night, for more reasons than just the shirtless
splendor of Captain Renard. Spoilers lie ahead.

The rise of spring means the end of the season for Portland Opera, who went out with "The
Pirates of Penzance." The occasional misstep (adapting one number as a
hip-hop song) didn't deter the overall performance, led by scene-stealing
soprano Talise Trevigne.

Carlos Kalmar and the Oregon Symphony continue to amaze with
an elegant take on Gustav
Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde," a vast 1908 work that fused
symphony and song cycle in six settings of eighth-century Chinese poetry.

OregonLive readers voted last week for
the best mom on TV. The winner?
Marge Simpson, who won with nearly 30
percent of the vote, just edging out Clair Huxtable for the title.

The "Pittock Mansion behind the ropes" photo series continues, this
time in
the mansion's library, which was the social focal point for the Portland
family. The stunning woodwork in the room runs from the walls all the way down
to the card table.